Criminal careers must be stopped
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The growth of organised crime has been rapid and extensive. Far too many individuals in Sweden today seem to view a criminal lifestyle as a norm and an identity. This trend must be reversed.
In addition to extensive social preventive work, specific measures must target individuals who are at risk of becoming involved in crime. When already involved, the criminal offences must, to a greater extent, lead to legal proceeding and adequate punishment. Moreover, measures must be taken to prevent recidivism.
Objective
Sweden’s capacity to prevent and ultimately stop crime must increase. The number of individuals in criminal environments, and the number of criminal networks, must decrease.
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Efforts towards this objective requires:
- countering that young people are socialised and recruited into criminality;
- criminal offences must, to a greater extent, lead to legal proceeding and adequate punishment for serious crime and
- reducing the risk for repeated criminality.
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Published from Gunnar Strömmer, Ministry of Justice
